Athaliah (CanadaNaomi)

I leaned over the fence of Wei's house. Most people are asleep, and probably I'm the only one left still awake.

It actually has been a habit of mine to sleep late, but I wanted to think... not like a philosopher, but something I wanted to keep from the rest.

I gripped my bow and held to it more tightly. I still remember the man that hunted me down... That purged everyone I loved down...

I shook my head... I wanted to forget, but it keeps coming back, just as how a boomerang comes back to its owner when he throws it.

I tasted the cold, night breeze as I watched the stars shine and the moon cross the sky. They probably are watching me from the heavens...

And yet, I can't bring them back... Not within my power... Every night, I really wish I could spend my days and nights with them...

"Uh... Hey, Liah..." A female voice called softly. I jumped, but realized it was only Persephone.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"Watching the sky," I told her.

"While?"

"Talking to you."

"And?"

"Being outside."

She sighed, "Seriously, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"

"I was only having a me-time..." I answered.

"A me-time in the middle of the night? That's... odd..." She commented.

"Yep, it kinda is..." I nodded. "What are you doing in the middle of the night?"

"I heard someone walk outside. I went out to see who it was. It was just you..." Persephone explained.

"Better you than that creepy old man..." I said.

"But he healed your wounds..." She pointed out.

"But that's beside the point," I countered.

"But you would've been still clinging to pain if it wasn't for him."

"But Ray's medical assistance and Lion's potions could've treated me anyway."

"Whoa, okay, this is going too far," Persephone surrendered.

"True."

"But why are you still up?"

"We are night-owls. We stay up all night," I answered.

"Tell that to Lion," she replied, gesturing to Lion who was sleeping on the floor like an actual lion.

Persephone then stood beside me, looking at the skies as well.

"Time really flies..." She muttered as she leaned over the fence beside me, looking at the peaceful night sky.

Well, not exactly peaceful, since there are military jets and helicopters flying around, but you get the point.

"I could really agree... So much fighting today... or tonight, for that matter..." I told her. "And I really wish I could stop that... If I had the power to, I would..."

Persephone turned to me, "What made you say that?"

I pressed her forehead using my point finger, "Common sense, Persephone. Everyone hates wars and its brutality."

"Tell that to the President."

"But no one wanted this mess in the first place..." I muttered.

"All we wanted was to leave our mothers' womb with our own rights, nourish ourselves as we grow, love our parents to your extent, go to school and learn what we needed to learn, grow as a responsible citizen, fall in love, get married, bear a child, get old, and die while knowing that you lived your life to the fullest. That's the exact thing we wanted to do. But war changed that..." I continued.

Persephone kept silent.

"War changed that. We leave our mothers' womb in a battlefield, then our helpless selves watch our loved ones die, slowly or painfully, then we look for a family but we can't because we are being rejected, grow illiterate and chaos-loving, hate the world, kill the innocent, destroy one's lives, and die while getting an achievement, 'Die as a Murderer'."

Persephone stood there, baffled, "I-I-I don't know what to say..."

"And that's why I joined the war. To fight for the good cause. To destroy the root of the corruption. To annihilate the root of the war that could plummet to Minecraftia's end. To let people live their lives, because I don't want them to experience what I experienced..."

"Liah... We all lost our family... But--"

"Do you have any idea of what it is to lose everything you have to an evil person?" I interrupted her.

She shook her head, "No, but--"

"Back when I was eight, I was living my life to the fullest with my family and best friends Lizzie and Elise. I was carefree back then, a complete opposite of what my ego is now. But then, a man came, and slayed my mother, then my father, then my older sibling. I was helpless as I watched the rest of my family disappear within the blink of an eye," I said, my heart filled with emotion.

"It's okay... Let it all out... It eases your pain..."

Droplets of water started to roll as I continued, "I managed to escape, but I knew that the man was after me. I tried to get help from my best friends, but my life turned into a devastation and complete wasteland as I saw them lie down behind police lines. I left Dennerheim on my own, and survived on Dennerheim island on my own for two years. I wake up everyday in a rush, because I knew someone was always on my toes, almost stumbling to near-death encounters with the hunter. I always ran, for two years with little rest, for I knew that I'm hunted down."

"When I reached Bonnheim, which was on the opposite edge of Dennerheim island, I thought I finally escaped, but then, they abducted me. The conditions of science is bad enough, for they have to expose me to fire several times while getting injections for more than 10 times a day. The same ritual kept on repeating for five more years through my teens, until I finally escaped my own isolation, but the man was still after me, and hired men all around Dennerheim Island to hunt me down. With my new power, I flew out of Dennerheim Island and landed on the mainland of North Minecraftia," I explained emotionally.

"Liah... That's worse than actually surviving in the Nether with no tools..." Persephone commented.

"I know," I agreed.

"Every night, I wished that my family, or at least Lizzie or Elise would come back from the Aether and comfort me when I get unstable. Every night, I wanted to ask Notch why did he let me live, when all that I lived for is gone? Every night, I really wished I could end my life. I mean, what's the actual point of living if everything was taken away from me? I have no mother to take care of me. I have no father to sermon me. I have no best friends to keep my secrets... So what's the exact point?" I continued.

"Yet, you still survive..."

"But as much as I wanted to see my family and friends in the Aether, I lived on for them. I knew they wanted me to live on. I knew they wanted me to withstand the huntings and become the predator. To become the fearless predator... They wanted me to become the hero, not the villain..."

Persephone kept silent.

I added, "So I joined Sir Blaise, not for the cause of changing history, but I wanted to fight for the good. I joined the war, not to kill the innocent, but to uproot the war itself, because I didn't want others to experience what I experienced. I want them to experience life at its fullest."

"Holy Herobrine... and you survived all that...?" She gasped.

"Yes, I did."

"Salute for that..."

"Well, thank you!" I exclaimed as I wiped my tears away.

"But I did not have any clues about my family's whereabouts..."

"Don't worry," I said, trying to spark optimism, "You'll find them soon enough..."

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Get ready for another round of the rhymes everybody. Just wanted to say that.

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Milarite (bluedragoncalcite)

The sun's rays lit the room as I expected something that could go out with a boom.

I opened my eyes, and saw no lies. I saw everything was in place since I slept, and the weapons are still kept.

Well that's good. But nothing beats food. I tell you that, otherwise you'll get fat.

I let my feet touch the floor, and saw no ore. I grabbed my traditional shield, and looked at the field.

I gathered my daggers.

I opened the sliding door and saw what I didn't look for.

The design of the doors is uniform, and personally I hate its form. But nothing I couldn't do to change the dorm.

I saw Lion sleeping on the couch, and I expected his back to go "ouch".

But that's unlikely, since I know he does that daily.

I wanted to peek on others, but I didn't want to bother, so I left them within their slumber.

Then Wei came, and to be honest, I found him lame.

I breathed heavily, for I do not know who this man is, really.

"No need to fear, for everything is clear," Wei cleared. But my heart doubts and my mouth pouts.

"At least I told you my intentions." He left the room with no hesitations.

Then I heard sparks, then Wei barked, "Get them out of their arks!"

I think I knew what he meant.

I went to Athaliah's room, and saw her in her slumber. I need to save her from doom, so I screamed, "Athaliah, wake up from your slumber! I'm sorry for being a bummer!"

Athaliah shook up, and her conaciousness went up top.

"Why? What's going by?"

I explained what Wei has explained.

Then, I woke the others up, then expected a dab, but not the time to dab, because a fight is about to up.

-=-<|>-=-

Nice.

Okay so, next chapter will be up at Sunday.

MINECRAFT: ARCTIC FOX FANART COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED! ANYMORE FANARTS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED IN THE COMPETITION!

Although I would still accept your fanart, but won't count it on the contest.

The results will be up once I have already decided on the winner. And there could only be ONE winner.

So, fun facts about both Valentine's special and this chapter:

Fun Facts:

1. The Valentine's special wasn't originally going to be like it is. I was originally going to cover the backstories of Nev, Lion, and Athaliah's characters. But when I wrote it, I then changed the special and made it as it is today.

And truth to be told, I kinda wanted to ruin Valentine's day by ending the special with a sad ending XD

2. I pretty much winged the Valentine's special, and rushed that last part because I had to publish it.

3. I decided to add Grian to the special because I thought, "Why not add my favorite Minecraft Youtuber into the story, just for a special?"

So you saw the magic.

4. The Valentine's special was actually the first time I wrote a chapter with only romance focused on it. Well, I added comedy, but for the most part, it's romantic.

5. I don't remember adding any references to the Valentine's special.

6. I added Athaliah's point of view so I could actually reveal her backstory (and soon, all of your characters' backstories will be revealed too), which I intend to do.

7. Naomi (CanadaNaomi), only said that Athaliah was hunted all throughout her life (I think). She didn't say anything about anything else, so I made the backstory up, ever since like, after she sent me her character.

And for characters who doesn't have a complete backstory, I'll make one up for them.

8. I decided to share Athaliah's backstory with Persephone so I could make their bonds tighter, which will be critical later on the story *wink*

9. Lizzie and Elise are actually based off from two people. Can you guess who? ;)

10. I had no idea why I added Milarite's point of view. But since she has only the point of view once, it would be unfair if I didn't give her one, so I decided to redo the rhymes.

11. I was actually planning on making Milarite's point of view longer, but I was just too lazy to think of rhymes atm.

So those are fun facts.

Will there be more into Athaliah's story? What did Wei and Milarite just see? Will others' stories get revealed? And will they succeed the "fight"? Find out next time on Minecraft: Arctic Fox!

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